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Telemedicine visit identifies rare condition in young pregnant woman
After the diagnosis, Cristina Bashans was carefully monitored for a potentially life-threatening aortic aneurysm.
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A shortage with a silver lining: A chance to reduce unneeded blood tests
Alert in doctors’ ordering system about scarce supplies leads to 29% drop in blood clotting tests; could provide model for other efforts to encourage wise use.
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Many older adults look beyond conventional medicine for help, but few talk to their doctors about it
Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine options are used by many senior adults but most don’t share this with their traditional doctors and nurses.
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Researchers find link between genetic mutations and cancer treatment resistance
Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma are resistant to commonly used treatments. Researchers are one step closer to understanding the genetic reason why.
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Bentley’s Michigan Answer: Life-saving care. Life-changing outcomes.
Marguerita Booth had never heard of a child being born with their organs on the outside of their body. And yet as she laid in the darkened room of her first ultrasound of her first pregnancy, she was suddenly introduced to a condition that surprisingly affects 1 in every 3600 babies.
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Finding the right memory strategy to slow cognitive decline
A new study compares two popular forms of cognitive training that people often use to improve learning and memory.
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LaKendra’s Michigan Answer: Liver transplant
Nine years into her elementary school teaching career, LaKendra Butler was ready for anything. But, after experiencing severe pain in her side, she learned she would need a new liver.
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As science searches for answers on depression, what should patients do today?
Serotonin’s precise role in depression is getting attention but SSRIs work for many, and basic neuroscience research goes far beyond ‘chemical imbalances.’
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Highlights from DDW
Crohn’s disease, FODMAP, SUN1 gene and more: Research updates from Michigan Medicine clinicians.
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What to know about the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
The latest COVID vaccine expands the list of effective options for coronavirus protection.
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Patient deterioration predictor could surpass limits of traditional vital signs
The technology developed at the University of Michigan continuously uses data from a single electrocardiogram.
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Surgery risks go up depending upon the anesthesiologist’s workload
For certain surgeries, staffing one anesthesiologist for three or four overlapping cases can increase complications, death.
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Antiracism rockstar
Physician Brittani James is here to tell you that antiracism is work is for anybody and everybody.
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Geeking out about neuroanatomy
A professor that takes complex problems seriously, but also enjoys a good game.
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One mother’s journey with melanoma
Leah Koskinen shares her experience of being a new mom while managing the stresses of diagnosis, treatment and recovery from skin cancer.
